Syria's Islamist-led government on Monday said it had completed a military operation against a nascent insurgency by Bashar al-Assad loyalists, as it faced Western demands for accountability over the reported killing of hundreds of civilians.

Syrian government signs deal with Kurdish-led authority in northeast that would bring more area under Damascus control

SHOCKING new videos has shown rifle-wielding gunmen storming the streets of Damascus after 1,500 people have reportedly been slaughtered in Syria’s power vacuum. Horrifying clashes between

Syrians gathered in Damascus’s al-Marjeh square on Sunday to demonstrate against the unrest that has rocked the country’s western coastal regions, calling for holding perpetrators of civilian killings accountable and urging “inclusion and freedom for all” in the transitional phase of governance.

Syrian security forces on Sunday fired in the air to disperse rival protests after pro-government demonstrators clashed with a gathering mourning dead civilians, following the reported mass killings of Alawites.

The conflict poses a challenge for the new interim president as he tries to unify Syria and extend his authority over the entire country.

ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa on Sunday ordered the establishment of an 'independent national committee' to 'investigate and look into” the deadly clashes which have recently erupted in western Syria.

Israel’s defense minister says minority Druze in Jaramana a town south of Damascus, were under attack from the new Syrian regime and that he ordered Israeli forces to be poised to help protect them if necessary.